通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student，I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class．
When I took the first exam，I was 38 to find a 77，C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject，I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 40．
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again，I 42 with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43．
One more test before the final exam．One more 44 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 45 the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final．No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye．
I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even 50 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 51 with a test．
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 52 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the As you 53，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．
I stared at him，54 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head 55, as I had never done before．
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-Plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．
A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get
A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained
A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious
A．but B．so C．for D．or
A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved
A．reflected B．meant C．improved D．affected
A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted
A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view
A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure
A．memorized B．considered C．accepted D．1earned
A．ambition B．confidence C．effort D．method
A．stayed B．went C．worked D．changed
A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment
A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject
A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed
A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks
A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed
A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed
A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing
A．out B．over C．on D．off
I work as a volunteer(志愿者）for an organization that helpsthe poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Barrett there for a week, hoping to him.
Before setting out, I told Barrett this trip would be tiring and . For the first two days, he said almost nothing. I worried thetrip was too for a 17-year-old boy. Then, on day three, as wewere over high rocky mountains, he turned to me andgrinned(咧嘴笑），" Pretty hard. "
After that there was no turning back. A five-year-old girl, wearinga dress several sizes large and broken shoes, followed Barrettaroimd, mesmerized(着迷). He couldn't stop . Later he said ，" I wish I could speak French. " I was —this from aboy who hated and French classes throughout school.
Usually silent, he Gaby, our host, and kept askingquestions about the country and its people. He blossomed (活拨起来).
，the moment that really took breath away occurred in a village deep in the mountains. I was a womanvillager for an article. 135 centimeters tall, she was small in figurebut strong in . Through determination, she had learned toread and write, and to become part of the leadership of the .
Learning her story, Barrett was as as I by this tinywoman's achievements. His eyes were wet and there was a oflove and respect on his face. He had finally understood the importance of my work.
When leaving for home, Barrett even offered to stay as avolunteer. My insides suddenly felt struck. This achieved all I'dexpected. Soon he will celebrate his 18th birthday. He'll be a man.
A．comfort B．please C．attract D．educate
A．rough B．dangerous C．troublesome D．violent
A．little B．much C．fast D．slow
A．moving B．running C．climbing D．looking
A．too B．very C．even D．so
A．joking B．crying C．shouting D．smiling
A．patiently B．regretfully C．lightly D．cheerfully
A．ashamed B．disappointed C．determined D．surprised
A．took up B．went in for C．fought against D．called off
A．befriended B．disregarded C．avoided D．recognized
A．Thus B．Even C．Meanwhile D．However
A．my B．his C．our D．her
A．asking B．interviewing C．arranging D．describing
A．brain B．wish C．will D．health
A．appeared B．struggled C．hesitated D．failed
A．village B．city C．organization D．state
A．pleased B．bored C．puzzled D．touched
A．combination B．Composition C．connection D．satisfaction
A．in B．behind C．out D．away
A．interview B．flight C．article D．trip
On Sunday I had my own Father's Day celebration. Suddenly I about my dad a lot. My dad is absolutely the man in the world. He would refuse to help anyone in trouble.
Every Thursday night, my dad would Shreveport, LA to a church there. I always drove the car for him.
this happened many times, I recall(回想起）one incident on one of those trips to Shreveport. That time on the ，my dad saw a hitchhiker(搭便车的人）. He asked me to pull the car over and offer him a . Dad asked him his name and ad-dress, told him ours, and talked to him about all sorts of things.
At first the hitchhiker was hesitant (迟疑的），but he changed his as he could tell we were really listening to him. I did know that it was quite outside and the hitchhiker was very happy to be able to get a lift in our warm car.
We another forty-five minutes and learned that the hitchhiker was many difficulties in life. Dad told him to keep his head up and said that would become better for him soon. He reached into his pocket and the hitchhiker a twenty-dollar bill, leaving only a ten-dollar bill for himself. The hitchhiker then became very
I was always told never to a hitchhiker and yet my dad did it every time he saw one. Dad always gave them money he did not have very much of his own.
From that I've learned a lot about my dad and . I've learned that if you come from a place with ，you will show a lot of kindness to people who are . Just one single kind act may someone's life.
A．learnt B．talked C．thought D．worried
A．kindest B．cleverest C．funniest D．bravest
A．sometimes B．never C．often D．ever
A．head for B．drive to C．come from D．stay in
A．Because B．So C．Unless D．Although
A．field B．way C．job D．side
A．dinner B．sign C．ride D．chance
A．attitude B．trip C．route D．plan
A．dark B．cold C．sunny D．windy
A．walked B．escaped C．drove D．flew
A．facing B．forgetting C．understanding D．causing
A．habits B．choices C．ideas D．things
A．returned B．handed C．paid D．charged
A．sad B．angry C．nervous D．grateful
A．look at B．laugh at C．listen to D．pick up
A．as soon as B．except that C．even if D．as if
A．business B．Life C．entertainment D．adventure
A．laughter B．success C．complaint D．love
A．destroy B．change C．risk D．share
Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scot-land. In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist ( 打击乐器独奏演员）in spite of her disability.
“Early on I decided not to allow the of others to stop me from becoming a musician. I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began piano lessons when I was eight. The older I got, the more my passion (酷爱）for music grew. But I also began to gradually lose my . Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the and by age twelve, I was completely deaf. But my love for music never me.
“My was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time. To perform, I to ‘hear’ music differently from others. I play in my stocking feet and can the pitch of a note (音调高低）by the vibrations (振动）I feel through my body and through my . My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every that I have.
" I was to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in Lon-don. No other deaf student had this before and some teachers my admission. Based on my performance, I was (14) admitted and went on to with the academy's highest honors. "
“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist. I (16) and arranged a lot of musical compositions since had been written specially for solo percussionists.
“I have been a soloist for over ten years. the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn't that my passion couldn't be realized. I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be by others. Follow your passion ； follow your heart. They will lead you to the place you want to go. "
A．conditions B．Opinions C．actions D．recommendations
A．enjoying B．choosing C．taking D．giving
A．sight B．hearing C．touch D．taste
A．evidence B．result C．excuse D．cause
A．left B．Excited C．accompanied D．disappointed
A．purpose B．decision C．promise D．goal
A．turned B．learned C．used D．ought
A．tell B．see C．hear D．smell
A．Carefulness B．movement C．imagination D．experience
A．sense B．effort C．feeling D．idea
A．dissatisfied B．astonished C．determined D．discouraged
A．done B．accepted C．advised D．admitted
A．supported B．followed C．required D．opposed
A．usually B．finally C．possibly D．hopefully
A．study B．research C．graduate D．progress
A．wrote B．translated C．copied D．read
A．enough B．some C．many D．few
A．However B．Although C．When D．Since
A．mean B．seem C．conclude D．say
A．directed B．guided C．taught D．Limited
The True Story of Treasure Island
It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson's imagination. ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.
Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived for many years. In1881 he returned to Scotland for a . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son .
Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long —over the hills. They had been this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days . To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some .
One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of . “What’s that?" he asked. “That’s the treasure, " said the boy. Robert suddenly something of an adventure story in the boy's . While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗）？
Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to —such a man in a story. Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was .
So, thanks to a September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest stories in the English language.
A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally
A．alone B．next door C．at home D．abroad
A．meeting B．story C．holiday D．job
A．Lloyd B．Robert C．Henley D．John
A．talk B．rest C．walk D．game
A．attempting B．missing C．planning D．enjoying
A．quiet B．dull C．busy D．cold
A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising
A．doubted B．. noticed C．decided D．recognized
A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland D．the island
A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected
A．saw B．drew C．made D．learned
A．book B．reply C．picture D．mind
A．star B．hero C．writer D．child
A．help B．problem C．use D．bottom
A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept
A．Yet B．Also C．But D．Thus
A．read B．born C．hired D．written
A．rainy B．sunny C．cool D．windy
A．news B．love C．real-life D．adventure
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing was something she picked up by herself. After her first ，teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ，writing stories was simply a interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商）。 they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long and paid Tracy a $500，000 advance. “A pretty money, " said the publisher, " for writer. "
Tracy's characters (人物）are interesting, her stories sometimes （9) readers uneasy： those about the supernatural. " My mother believed I could the afterlife world " ，she told a close friend. " She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago. "
“Can I? I don't think I can, Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have （11） when things come to me .”Once, she was wondering how to complete a set in ancient (古代的）China. the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese . It came without her having it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained by her fame. She lives in the same she lived 27 years ago—although in a more comfortable home. There's more room for in her life— and it wasn't just
A．skill B．experience C．practice D．method
A．duty B．effort C．job D．task
A．Instead B．Normally C．Certainly D．Then
A．general B．deep C．personal D．lively
A．Interested B．Anxiously C．Seriously D．Encouraged
A．film B．story C．program D．article
A．a foreign B．a popular C．an unusual D．an unknown
A．Now that B．Even though C．just because D．Except that
A．find B．turn C．leave D．hold
A．events B．chances C．feelings D．moments
A．for no reason B．from a distance C．by accident D．as gifts
A．Description B．Painting C．scene D．talk
A．Surprisingly B．Suddenly C．Expectedly D．Fortunately
A．cooking B．history C．play D．medicine
A．known B．sent C．realized D．ordered
A．unchanged B．excited C．determined D．unmoved
A．life B．city C．house D．way
A．success B．work C．joy D．variety
A．writing B．reporting C．luck D．Fun